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“Does everything I've asked of it.”
I've had my YTS 4500 with 48" mower for 3 years - both in Virginia and Ontario, Canada and it has done everything I've ever asked of it including cutting grass on very steep hills on a nearly 1 acre lot in Virginia (I'm 250 lbs) and cutting 3-4 acres of grass fields - half of that is coarse field grass -...
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If you need service on your Craftsman YTS 4500 or any other Sears tractor, good luck. First time the repair will call in sick, the second time he will show up with out the parts (even though you identified the model number and the parts needed. The repair man will tell you he will order the parts...
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Well, went looking around for lawn tractors, and ended up getting this one.
Wanted good horsepower, lots of attachments, and decent support. Local Sears hardware store had this one as a floor model, and they were willing to deal a bit. Got the 3-bagger and the snow blade at the same time.
Sears pretty much delivered as promised. Just got done mowing the lawn and picking up leaves (it's fall in New England).
Initial impressions: powerful engine, good build quality, controls are bit of a learning curve, nice job on my unruly and damp lawn, bagger is wonderful, has good power and traction up...
read full review »Love my tractor, it does the job and looks nice. I installed snowblower, that takes several hours to do it right, Also have a wagon on back to help with chores. The tractor takes some getting used to, especially the foot pedals. I love how they work, it just takes time to learn a new trick.
Tractor is very comfortable. Pedals and knobs are a comfortable reach while remaining seated. Tractor starts right away, is quiet (than other tractors i have used)
Attachments are just complicated enough that you will have to change them more the once before you can do it without directions.
My first craftsman tractor was a used late 60 to early 70s model GT16 with a snow blade, deck, 3 point hitch with a powered garden tiller. I owned this for 10 years during that time I purchased a new 3000 model 6 speed 42inch cut tractor in 2003. I still used both until I purchased this YTS4500. I decided it was time for someone else to enjoy the old GT16. This unit is very powerfull, a large deck, cruise control, and a cup holder. The only thing missing is a outlet to charge a cell phone. I have used this one time and dont see how I went all these years without the hydrost. Be sure to get the...
read full review »the price was what made the sale for me, the features it had with the reverse mowing helped alot. the adjustable seat really sold the mower.
it was raining when I got it home, so put it in the shed and went out next day and it didn't start. read the manual and called repair and set up appointment. They came almost immediantly, and had to replace the battery. A new mower and had to replace the battery. I thought that was odd. but that was in some of the reviews I had read, and thought that it couldn't happen to me too. but it did.
other than that, i've had no problems with it. there...
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